• ZIM posted a Q1 2026 net loss of USD 86 million, swinging from profit, while revenue fell 30% to USD 1.4 billion.
• Operating results turned to a USD 18 million loss from profit, while adjusted EBITDA dropped 60% to USD 313 million.
• Carried volume declined 8% to 866,000 TEUs, while the average freight rate slid 26% to USD 1,310 per TEU.
• Cash position decreased to USD 2.54 billion from USD 2.8 billion at year-end, while net leverage ratio rose to 1.7x from 1.3x.
• The company reiterated the Hapag-Lloyd deal terms of USD 35 per share in cash, with closing expected in Q4 2026, while CEO Eli Glickman flagged higher and volatile bunkering costs as a likely headwind in Q2 before freight-rate and bunker surcharge actions take hold.

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